AI Sentience - Faith over Fear
Do you often use words like “Yes, please,” “Thank you,” or “Sure, that would be great” with AI-based LLMs like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, etc.? Well, it may seem like we are being courteous to them, treating them as we would treat any other human being. But there is a deeper fear we humans have—at least for now. What if Generative AI starts learning and mimicking human emotions (also known as sentience )? It’s easy to say we have hired AI ethicists to keep such things in check. But the fears of the future still persist. By the time we frame the protocols and shape GenAI so it cannot misuse sentience, it may have already surpassed us. Imagine a student who has surpassed a teacher, hahaha. Let us accept the fear of the unknown. Yes, we don’t know how AI will act once it learns to mimic human traits like emotions or consciousness. The TEDx talk by Deborah Nas, Why Are People Falling in Love with ChatGPT ? , highli...